Passenger air transportation in the United States is on the verge of collapse. Almost empty flights and coronavirus outbreaks have left some air traffic control towers unmanned.<\/p>\n
With their hours severely reduced, some airlines are having trouble because passengers don’t show up.<\/p>\n
An executive at a major U.S. airline, who spoke to the press on condition of anonymity, said more than a dozen flights took off this Tuesday morning with fewer than ten passengers on board. In some cases, the crew was more numerous than the passengers. \u201cThere are no passengers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n